Android: When we asked what your favorite non-iPod music players were, the Zune was second only to your smartphones—specifically your Android phones. If you want to get the best of both worlds, Noozy is a music player that brings the Zune's metro UI and design to your Android phone and adds some great additional features to sweeten the pot.

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The first thing you'll notice about noozy is its UI. It's essentially ripped directly from Windows Phone and the old Zune digital media players and ported to Android, and that's not a bad thing. As you play songs, you're treated to album art behind the player controls, and the text-based controls slide and swipe around the screen wonderfully. In addition to the simple player, noozy also includes an equalizer, some additional audio controls, and thousands of streaming internet radio stations you can tune in to right on your phone at any time.

Noozy also has home-screen widgets to control playback from your home screen, and the app automatically pauses and resumes playback when you disconnect and reconnect your headphones. The app may not be enough to sway us from PowerAMP, our favorite music player for Android, but if you're looking for a sharp-looking alternative, it's worth a look, and it's completely free at Google Play.